The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1887-12-02
THE CATHOLIC FAIR.
.adayt-ysning Program---The
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.gal has been i'll successful opera
,,,. mast week was the program of
INV evening which drew a splendid
j.,,ee TO the rink, standing room
Inc 1T premium. The orchestra
.arsI jsself with new laurels with
overture. from Fatinitza, the sew
:. pl.yers showing that improvement
[l5r,. comes with practice.
vt.sp; Katie Whalen and Celeste
oneI,,in surprised and delighted those
,bo had not heard them together be-
y. by ;heic rendition of the "Swal-
~. + Farewell," duet for which their
,,.ss are well adapted. Miss Whalen
s,.Ioppd a sweet, clear soprano with
.,f, Miss Coughlin's fine contralto
tended admirably.
gee. e. Motto added to the favorable
o,nr4ssion he had made during the
,erk. and deserves especial mention
[or his easy manner and distinct enun-
Li,iaa. His voice gives promise of
t5l 9atter things as 1t develops.
The Violet by Bischoff was sweetly
rendered by Miss Grace Goodykoontz,
y5os, clear. well cultivated. voice
harmed her listeners, Miss Maud Silsby
rllyed the accompaniment very accept
ABLY,
Nessrs Ereyer and Mashek gave a
violin duet that brought out deserved
applause. These gentlemen are musi-
cal enthusiasts and play together with
the harmony and precision. of profess
sioi.als
come Back to Erin" which Mrs.
Shaw aug in her most effective style
brought down the house, and she was
oblige, to respond to an encore. Her
second selection was rapturously re-
ceiYci
Mis- Lynch who has had the music
nea4rge acted as accompanist, and is
entitled to much praise for her efforts
This ended the musical features, and
the l4rge audience was all eager ex-
psc.a0cy for the promised dramatic
trest. which was the magnet that did
mUsH to draw the fine audience thither.
THE DRAMATIC EVENT.
Mrs I.awier more than met the antic-
ip4tions that had been aroused, in her
portrayal of two of the most trying
emotional scenes from Shakspeare's
masterpiece in romantic tragedy, Ro-
meo aud Juliet. Judged either from
the partial standpoint OF the Iady's
PERSONAL admirers or by the more crit
teal test of comparison with the ac-
Enowleaged queens of histrionic art her
performance was superb. The conflict
OF motions, quick-changing from joy
on expectancy to dread uncertainty,
taeD 20 hitter denunciation and again
,ohope bordering almost on despair,
Was pictured with thrilling realism;
her voice and expression and gesture
following these changeful moods with
laie fidelity. This in the first scene, in
which Mrs. Lawler was we'll supported
by Miss Darrell in the minor but i'm
pqftHtt character of the nurse. The
la.ter's conception of her part was
most excellent.
1t was i'll :he potion scene, however
that the climax of fine acting was
Reached "a scene shorter than the
other, but really more exacting. Where
Jllllet pictures the possibility OF
awakening too soon in the tomb
Mrs. Lawler completely lost herself in
tie character and with true dramatic
ftFVor brought the dreadful scene Of
JH!ets Imagination almost before the
eyes OF the audience. AS the curtain
came down the applause started in g
10" murmur and swelled to volume
ol enthusiasm, in which every one
participated In response to the de
mand of the audience Mrs. Lawler ap
peaFed with Miss Durell, and grace
fhiy bowed her acknowledgement O!
the favor with which her effort t.
assist in a good cause had been re
celved. AS she came toward the foot
-tS'N''' AL. ~. " = w llSClOCh, Oll uSilstl
oil an appreciative friend in the audi
eAce presented her with an elegantly
bound volume OF engravlngs.
THE PRIZE-wNNERs.
Following is the list of prize winner
last night, a large crowd being in at
tendance. Messrs. Lawler, Mentze
and liannett conducted the award:
Table scarf, Ed Welch; hair wreath
MIS- John Bowers; glass set, Ton
Carey; one-half dozen shirts, G. D
coleman; silver butter dish, Mrs. f. NJ
HoouykoontZ; pink doll, B. Davis; tol
let set, Attic Bracy; napkin ring, N. W
beebe; perfume case, j g. Kelso; pal
slippers, Maggie Gleeson; stereoscop
views, John Smith; accordion, Mel
D. Nelson ;Syelvet plaque, John Smith
sofa pillow, N. B. England: plush mil
rof, n. l.. Dawson; doll, Frank Baugh
man; gold pen and pencil, ID. w. Ward
hanging lamp, Mrs, Il. B. Jones: whit
SATIN pin cushion, p. Mallon; silve